May 26, 2012
Topic: TBA – Hold the date!
Topic Discussion begins at 7:30 – 9:00pm
A pre-determined topic will guide discussion and interaction between attendees. This portion of the meeting begins promptly at 7:30pm.
Open rap is from 6:00 – 7:15pm
Open rap is the time to connect connection with fellow Trans+ and SOFFA individuals. This gently facilitated time is especially devoted to exploring the issues you bring in – sharing your experiences and stories, asking questions, seeking referrals, gathering resources. We’ll assure this hour+ will stay focused on your needs, and the discussion you generate.
Cost: Free!
May 31, 2012
Translating Trauma: A user-friendly guide to understanding and healing
Session description:
Trans* and gender non-conforming people experience bullying, harassment, abuse, assault and hate violence at alarmingly high rates. Trans* people whose identities intersect with race, age, class, incarceration history, dis/ability, and others, often experience the highest rates of violence. Living through trauma doesn’t mean people have an understanding of how these experiences impact daily life. This workshop will translate the characteristics and complexity of short and long term traumatic responses into user-friendly language, allowing attendees to recognize the signs of trauma in their own life and in others’. Tools, skills, and interactive exercises will allow participants to identify where (and how) they can make healthy changes to minimize the overt and covert invasiveness of trauma in their day-to-day lives.
Participants will be able to…
- Identify at least 3 common characteristics that can be the result of surviving trauma.
- List at least 3 techniques people can use to modify or heal their trauma responses.
- Apply at least one tool to their own trauma history.
Presenter: michael munson
August 22, 2012
Opening the Doors to Transgender Victims of Crime
At least 50% of transgender individuals are survivors of sexual assault: does your agency know how to reach and serve them? FORGE staff will present data from a 2011 study of 1052 transgender respondents on their barriers to accessing crime victim services, beliefs and fears about seeking post-crime care, and what qualities and variables transgender survivors and loved ones desire in victim service agencies. Engaging exercises will help participants develop practical short- and long-term action plans for making their agency more accessible, culturally competent, and welcoming to this very underserved population.
1. Participants will be able to articulate at least one reason why it is critical for victim service agencies to address the needs of transgender victims of crime.
2. Participants will be able to articulate at least two things transgender survivors want from their service providers, and two things they do NOT want.
3. Participants will be able to articulate at least one short- and one long-term action their agency can take to become more welcoming and/or culturally competent in serving transgender sexual assault survivors.
Presenters: Loree Cook-Daniels & michael munson
November 15, 2012
13th International Male Survivor Conference
